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Re: Here's the deal

Originally Posted by SoothingDave

It's an expression that means something like "let me explain the situation to you."

Aha, that explains a lot. I had an American Musical Director once who kept saying 'Here's the deal', which was quite confusing as I was always looking for an agreement or contract in the social context.